2316 - Bonds of the authority.
§ 2316. Bonds of the authority. 1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds for any of its corporate purposes in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding five hundred million dollars, including interest during construction and a reasonable period thereafter and such expenses as may be deemed by the board necessary or desirable to the financing thereof and placing the project or projects in operation. The authority shall have power from time to time and whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and may issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose hereinabove described. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded, with such cash adjustments as may be agreed, or may be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase or payment of the bonds to be refunded. In computing the total amount of bonds of the authority which may at any time be outstanding the amount of the outstanding bonds to be refunded from the proceeds of the sale of new bonds or by exchange of new bonds shall be excluded. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the authority, the bonds of every issue shall be general obligations of the authority payable out of any moneys or revenues of the authority, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds pledging any particular moneys or revenues. Whether or not the bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under article eight of the uniform commercial code the bonds shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the uniform commercial code, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration. 2. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rates, not exceeding fifteen per centum per annum payable annually or semi-annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at such place or places and be subject to such terms of redemption, as such resolution or resolutions may provide. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the authority shall determine, but which shall not at the time of sale yield more than fifteen per centum per annum. 3. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds thereby authorized, as to (a) pledging all or any part of the revenues of a project or projects to secure the payment of the bonds, subject to such agreements with bondholders or the city as may then exist; (b) the rentals, fees and other charges to be charged, and the amounts to be raised in each year thereby, and the use and disposition of the revenues; (c) the setting aside of reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation and disposition thereof; (d) limitations on the right of the authority to restrict and regulate the use of a project; (e) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied and pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or any issue of the bonds;(f) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds; the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured; the refunding of outstanding or other bonds; (g) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given; (h) limitations on the amount of moneys derived from a project to be expended for operating, administrative or other expenses of the authority; (i) vesting in a trustee or trustees such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine which may include any or all the rights, powers and duties of the trustees appointed by the bondholders pursuant to section twenty-three hundred thirty hereof, and limiting or abrogating the right of the bondholders to appoint a trustee under said section or limiting the rights, duties and powers of trustee; (j) any other matters, of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds.